Al Gore's sweet revenge
It's pretty amazing that Gore won an Academy Award and a Nobel Peace Prize in the same year, that he has been this successful reinventing himself after a presidential loss; because looking backwards -- Dole, Dukakis, Mondale, McGovern, Humphrey, Goldwater -- I can't think of any whose stature grew this much after the election.
I'd vote for Gore in a heartbeat if he ran for president, but I'll bet he won't run. He's a rock star now and respected all over the world. Why would he give that up to get his hands dirty cleaning up George Bush's mess?
Gore's prize sure has the Rabid Righties frothing at the mouth ... you can almost see the flecks of spittle fly as they wage an all out assault on the legitimacy of the Nobel Prize. They say Global Warming has nothing to do with peace ... presumably because this war isn't being fought for oil.
I think the Nobel Peace Prize probably has a lot to do with Global Warming ... because as millions of people all over the world are displaced over the coming decades, stress will be put on the areas they move to, and that will cause serious conflicts in the world. Think of wars fought over water instead of oil.
BTW--is the prize for economics, which was initiated by the Swedish bank and not Alfred Nobel, legitimate?
But then, I can understand why Righties sneer at the Nobel Peace Prize ... the committee keeps awarding it to advocates of peace, you see.....
This rancid hate for Gore was on fine display the other morning on Fox News Sunday. Bill Kristol and Charles Krauthammer were fit to be tied. They reminded me of a couple of jealous schoolgirls who weren't asked to the prom.
But I think what pisses them off the most is that their smear campaign seems to have failed ... Al Gore withstood all their mud and slings and arrows and came out more respected and credible than ever. It really gets their knickers in a knot.
See, Hardcore Righties oppose any government action to combat Global Warming and have turned their opposition into a personal jihad against Al Gore.
Their excuse? Gore is a hypocrite unless he lives in a cave and rides a bicycle everywhere. It's the kind of argument you'd expect to hear from a 6 y/o.
Their opinion on the severity of Global Warming is based on a personality they don't like, rather than the overwhelming scientific evidence that he presents.
The Truth -- Gore is their worst nightmare if he decides to run again, so the more they bash him now....
They complain that he uses fuel as he jets around the world being a spokesman, promoting the movie, lecturing, etc. Well, Righties and Lefties alike wouldn't be aware of how big a threat Global Warming is if he hadn't spread the word. He brought it to the forefront of the world's consciousness in a way no one else has.
Enough scientists support him to satisfy me ... considering the kind of people he's been up against and the dirty tricks they play. The American Enterprise Institute, a Rightie "think tank" funded by Exxon/Mobil, offered $10,000 to any scientist or economist who could poke holes in a major climate change report.
More here: http://tinyurl.com/2kzqd7
No, Gore's film isn't perfect, it contains a few mistakes, but these are relatively small and do not detract from the film's central message -- that Global Warming is a real problem and humans have the technology to do something about it.
The American public is finally taking notice, and they like Al Gore, his approval ratings are high. Isn't it ironic that the man he defeated in the popular vote for president in 2000 is stumbling along with an approval rating in the 30's, *and* it took him years to grudgingly acknowledge the reality of Global Warming?
Sorry about you not getting any awards Bush ... but if there was a Nobel War Prize ... or a US FUBAR Prize ....
Bush just couldn't bring himself to punish his Big Business buddies by making them just *obey* pollution laws, or adopt new technologies. It would take so little to retrofit coal factories. It would take so little to have new ones meet a certain standard.
I would like to be there when Rightie politicians explain to their constituents back home why they need to keep hating Gore rather than get into a serious debate about Global Warming.
The American public cares about this matter. Period.
